(Mentor: Luz Peuscovich | Halo Studio Berlin)

It began with a random find in the street: a 3D puzzle. My ongoing fascination with articulation and connection collided with this object – but instead, I built an unstable, asymmetrical object. It grew organically chaotic upwards, a rebellion against instructions. The game: find stability without rules. The result? A flower trembling with balance.

Two weeks later, I disassembled it. This time, symmetry was law. What emerged resembled a hip bone or praying mantis (depending on perspective) – sturdier but rigid. I threaded strings to force flexibility.

The translation into new material followed: thermoplastic clay. Heated with water, it flows; cut with scissors, it yields plates. Each piece is unique – handmade, imprecise. Yet assembled, they form a family of imperfect relatives: same language, different dialects.

hip-bone / mantis

(Mentor: Luz Peuscovich | Halo Studio Berlin)

It began with a random find in the street: a 3D puzzle. My ongoing fascination with articulation and connection collided with this object – but instead, I built an unstable, asymmetrical object. It grew organically chaotic upwards, a rebellion against instructions. The game: find stability without rules. The result? A flower trembling with balance.

Two weeks later, I disassembled it. This time, symmetry was law. What emerged resembled a hip bone or praying mantis (depending on perspective) – sturdier but rigid. I threaded strings to force flexibility.

The translation into new material followed: thermoplastic clay. Heated with water, it flows; cut with scissors, it yields plates. Each piece is unique – handmade, imprecise. Yet assembled, they form a family of imperfect relatives: same language, different dialects.